Old Windsor
Village on the Thames below Windsor in Berkshire, site of Edward the Confessor’s palace. Three Men in a Boat rows past it and recalls its history.
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Men in a Boat | Jerome K. Jerome | backdrop | The stretch to Old Windsor lock is ‘delightful’; the village recalls Edward the Confessor and Earl Godwin choking on bread. |
Three Men in a Boat — Jerome K. Jerome (1889)
Source: Exploration of Three Men in a Boat · Three Men in a Boat · Original · Readwise highlight
Old Windsor is a famous spot in its way.
- Role: backdrop
- In the book: On the way up from Picnic Point the narrator praises the reach to Old Windsor lock and the Bells of Ouseley inn, then recalls that Edward the Confessor had a palace here and tells the story of Earl Godwin choking to death on a piece of bread.
- Why it matters: A short historical aside on the journey; the place colours the passage but nothing happens here.